The Heroes
- Published
- 1 January 2011
- Pages
- 672
- ISBN-13
- 9780575099579
- Type
- novel
About this book
Published in 2011, The Heroes is part of The First Law, credited to Joe Abercrombie. At 672 pages, it is the longest book in the collection covered here.
Key facts about The Heroes
The Heroes is a novel by Joe Abercrombie. Readers have had it since 2011. It runs to 672 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of The Heroes. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780575099579 to find the main one.
The Heroes is book 5 of 11 in The First Law series. The series has 11 published books. However, the series starts with The Blade Itself (2006). The Wisdom of Crowds is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 14 September 2021.
Additionally, Joe Abercrombie writes Shattered Sea as a separate series. Those series sit on our grimdark epic fantasy and young adult fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Devils is the latest published Joe Abercrombie book on file, from 6 May 2025.
About Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombie is a British fantasy author whose First Law series, beginning with The Blade Itself in 2006, helped establish "grimdark" as a recognizable fantasy subgenre -- morally compromised characters, unglamorous violence, and a willingness to subvert classic quest-fantasy tropes rather than play them straight. See every Joe Abercrombie book in order.
Its place in The First Law
The Heroes is book 5 in the The First Law series. It follows Best Served Cold. It is followed by Red Country. See the full The First Law reading order.
A crippled torturer, a vain swordsman convinced he's the hero of his own story, and a manipulative wizard who never seems to be quite what he claims are pulled together by a looming war and the wizard's own unexplained agenda. Joe Abercrombie's First Law world is epic fantasy stripped of most of its comforting illusions: kingdoms are run by the venal and incompetent, battles are chaotic and ugly rather than glorious, and the people readers root for are, almost without exception, deeply compromised. It's the book…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780575083844
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9783453525238
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9782352946823